RIDER TRAINING 'track day'

[Highlander]

... improved roadcraft? ... some track skills and lines are not necessarily directly transferrable to the road (like how you approach blind corners, the 12 second rule and so on), but stuff like high speed braking certainly is ...I'm not interested in a pure thrash but if there are aspects which I can transfer to everyday road riding through good instruction; that would be a different matter.

I for one would definitely be interested in a tuition day that would teach good skills for road riding, but in a relatively safe environment like the track where there are no cars, trucks etc to contend with. ... High speed braking would be a great lesson also...it'll make me a better road rider and possibly save my life one day, I think it's worth paying for. Cheers!

Well said Mrs KD, and Mr Blackbird.

Also interested in bike set up (suspention adjustment and such) as it is a mystery box I have yet to open.

Class room sessions sounds good.
Pointing us at the track to just go for it does not apeal to me.

Cheers

[Cr1MiNaL]

Id be interested if sumone good were to give me tips on how to ride my bike right on the track before i just do it myself which I will soon anyway ... Im not a "racer dude" but definately enjoy the odd trackday... lines, position, hs braking, all important... (knee down) is not a priority though with the above under my belt I think Ill get there one day...and I think its way safer than leaning ur bike at steap obtuse/acute angles... Id pay what Id pay for a normal track day 100 bucks bcoz thats what it essentially boils down too... Thats what Id like anyway.

[trumpy]

Yep! they say most men loose their confidence as they loose their hair
I'd say your knackered mate

Knackered!? Knackered you say.......we'll see!

Actually, given the state of my head I probably shouldn't be even getting within 50 meters of a bike!

[The Flux Capacita]

i'll be keen to learn everything coz i'm sick of loosing bikes:P breaking and cornering i think would be most beneficial but if it's on a track and theres time left over mabey someone can show me how to wheelie

[FROSTY:Me]

oK FOLKS-- this is worth further investigation.
Cost wise I can definitely say it will most likely be in the 150-200 region.
The fixed track hire costs wont change but instructors will need paying

[FzerozeroT]

www.ridertraining.org.nz

[carver]

Im doing a lil bit of brainstorming here folks.
I've been tossing around the idea of taking this track day thing one stage further and running propper rider training days.
But what is it you guys n gals most wanna learn??

Im thinking High speed braking for sure. Maybee some of you wanna learn how to get ya knee down --fire away with what ya most wanna learn--ohh and how much honestly you would pay for the chance

can you teach me how to get my knee down on the road?

[Disco Dan]

Great idea Frosty, however.... I can only see this being effective if it is only aimed at riders who already have been riding for some time - ie not newbies.

One aspect of AWNMR that presents a challange is the wide ranging abilities of the attendees. Being that we cater for primarily new riders and follow on from the basic handling skills test, we also cater for riders that have been riding for some time and wish to "polish" up their skills. This presents a challange in terms of activities and exercises in order to create a session that will actually benefit all the attendees. This has since been solved although not yet put into practice 100% - but this is not the time or place to talk about it.

My opinion is that new riders (for the purpose of this post I will say under a year) would be more of a hazard on the track and would not be able to really benefit from cornering lines and getting off the bike etc... yes there are exceptions (like anything in this world) and there are people that have real natural talent that start racing after only months of riding. My point is gearing it more towards proficient riders would fill the current gap in the rider training (on KB anyway).

There cannot be enough rider training groups - I would like to see a newbie night started up in another area ie wellington similar to AWNMR, and having a more advanced training group in Taupo (being centrally located) would be perfect - especially if it was geared more towards the track.

I look forward to seeing how this develops....

[Nasty]

Sounds like a good idea. If 6-10 instructors were available, may I suggest focusing one of them towards the learner license group. The closed circuit location could help with confidence,(no traffic to be distracted by).
Costing? $100-150. Maybe a Bike Insurance company may wish to sponsor the learners costs? (Great PR, espesically with ACC promoting Bike Saftey).
I'll be in, never too old to learn.

ACC does a lot of weird sponsorship of things ... they may play ball donating stuff .. you never know ... I could check it out once things rae sorted.

Nasty